The area called
Grandview has some interesting history including having had a roadhouse
with the proprietor Nellie Neal who made her way to Alaska and running
different facilities on the railroad in different locations, including
the long gone place called Curry, which is north of Anchorage.
There is nothing man made left
at Grandview other than the railroad track. Grandview is a
destination for winter ski trains for cross-country skiing. The
track hugs the west side of the valley opposite Trail Valley with views
of Trail Glacier and Trail Creek. Wildlife is present all through
this area, even though you might not see any. It does help to
look outside and scan around consistently.
Hunter (not pictured) is the next
named place on the railroad with an out of service wye and a radio
antenna tower.
At Moose Pass along Upper Trail Lake, the road to
Seward rejoins the railroad. As we pass by Lower Trail Lake, one
can see floatplanes parked on the water and occasionally one take off
or land. Pilot licenses and airplanes in Alaska are many as a
percentage of population. About one person in eighty has a
pilot's license!
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